Ugh, this is because we use the Parsoid HTML's <base href> to resolve links, but when creating a new page there is no Parsoid HTML. We'll probably have to create a fake document with the right <base href> to serve as our link resolution context in this case.

• Elitre subscribed.Mar 30 2015, 1:18 PM

(Reminds me of https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T85622 .)

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Change 200808 had a related patch set uploaded (by Catrope):
Fake <base href> if missing or invalid

https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/200808

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Change 200808 merged by jenkins-bot:
Fake <base href> if missing or invalid

https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/200808

Catrope mentioned this in rEVED37bb76e13b6c: Fake <base href> if missing or invalid.Mar 31 2015, 7:21 PM

Krenair mentioned this in T75741: Newly made links are red until page is saved.Apr 1 2015, 1:36 AM

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